Programs · Ages 12 to 18

Plano Metropolitan Ballet

Our company for dancers ages 12 to 18

Founded in 1987, Plano Metropolitan Ballet is a non-profit ballet company that performs annually in Plano, Texas. Through yearly auditions, dedicated dancers ages 12 to 18 are given the opportunity to join the company.

PMB company dancers on stage in classical tutus
Ages
12 to 18
Founded
1987
Artistic Director
Cindi Lawrence Hanson, since 1998
Joining
By audition, each year
A tradition since 1989

The Fairy Tale Ballet

Every year PMB performs an original fairy tale ballet production, choreographed specifically for the cast. The company provides exciting, high-quality dance performances at a family-friendly price that is accessible to the entire community.

The tradition began in 1989. Each production offers classical ballet and familiar music, along with a bit of comedy, evil, and magic to tell the story. Early performances were held at the John Anthony Theatre of Collin College, the ArtCentre Theatre of Plano, and Plano Senior High and Plano East Senior High schools. When Plano’s Courtyard Theater opened, PMB was one of the charter artistic groups to perform there, and the company remains at this venue today.

Since 1989

Original productions

  1. 2027Sleeping Beauty
  2. 2026The Little Mermaid
  3. 2025Rapunzel
  4. 2024Cinderella
  5. 2023The Frozen Kingdom
  6. 2022Aladdin
  7. 2021Alice in Wonderland and Alice the Early Years
  8. 2020The Adventures of Tinkerbelle
  9. 2019Little Mermaid
  10. 2018Sleeping Beauty
  11. 2017Jungle Book
  12. 2016The Frozen Kingdom
  13. 2015Beauty and the Beast
  14. 2014Rapunzel
  15. 2013Peter Pan
  16. 2012Cinderella
  17. 2011Snow White
  18. 2010Wizard of the Oz
  19. 2009Annie, the Orphan
  20. 2008The Story of Tinkerbelle
  21. 2007Sleeping Beauty
  22. 2006Beauty and the Beast
  23. 2005Cinderella
  24. 2004Snow White
  25. 2003The Little Mermaid
  26. 2002Alice in Wonderland
  27. 2001Wizard of Oz
  28. 2000Peter Pan
  29. 1999Anastasia
  30. 1998Cinderella
  31. 1997Sleeping Beauty
  32. 1996Legend of the Blue Bonnet
  33. 1995Snow Maiden
  34. 1994Snow Maiden
  35. 1993Snow Maiden
  36. 1991Hansel and Gretel
  37. 1990Hansel and Gretel
  38. 1989Snow White
On stage

Rapunzel, 2025

Rapunzel and the prince dancing a pas de deux A scene from PMB’s 2025 production of Rapunzel The full cast of Rapunzel on stage

Photographs from our 2025 production of Rapunzel. More are in the photo galleries.

This season

Sleeping Beauty

Our 40th anniversary production, January 2 – 16, 2027 at the Courtyard Theater.

Performances and tickets